The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-06-02

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME IV NUMBER 41
THE PINE KiVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1939
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outeide
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Out of the . .
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—By—
GRANT   BERGSTROM
Graduation Exercises Friday Evening
Another grand gesture has been
made to those brave boys that gave
gave their lives In France. Memorial
Day Is a day set aside to pay tribute
to the many that gave their lives
that peace may reign. It is an odd
thought, but nevertheless true—twenty-one lives were lost In the northwest over the holiday, in one way or
another, extending their efforts, probably not all In reverence hut in a
mood of celebration. In the course
of twenty-year's celebration, the
number of lives lost in the cause
would run into thousands. ■
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Lon Fields has some interesting pictures of local boys that
were on the firing line. They are
mounted In a glass case and several aire easily recognizable.
For instance, there is Charlie
Rounds In wrestling tights (in
case you don't know it, Charlie
was quite a wrestler in his soldiering days;) John Norman in
uniform, as well as Earl Stanley, Fred Hempstead, Ben Robideau and a number of others
we were unable to recognize.
The easiest one of the lot to picK
out was Earl Stanley.
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Accompanying the photographs is
a poster advertising a local function
to raise funds for the Red Cross,
and across the bottom in bold type is
the following inscription: "Come n
Out and Help Tie a Tin-Can to the
Kaiser."
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These mid-week holidays for
some reason or other, seem to be
a little off beat. A holiday, no
matter what it is, seem* like a
Sunday to this writer, and when
you wake up the next morning
and find it is already Wednesday—and no wdrk done, you realize that all holidays should
come either on Saturday or* Monday.
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A NEW WAY OF WRITING
UP   A   NEWS   ARTICLE
You Know how a wedding, for
instance, is described by one friend to another. Well, here's how
Randall Hobart, of the Mobridge
South Dakota Tribune, says it
should be written up in the local
newspaper.
"Miss Jennie Jones and Bob
Henry were married at the Jones
mansion last night. The bride is
a daughter of constable Jones,
who has made a good officer and
will probably be re-elected this
spring. He offers a fine horse
for sale in another column of this
Issue. The groom runs a grocery
store on main street and is a
steady patron of our advertising
columns. He has a good line of
bargains- in his ad this week. All
summer he paid two cents more
for butter than any other store in
town. They were married by Reverend Josiah Butterworth, who
last week called at this office and
gave -us a nice order for hand
bills. He is also going to give
some time to the real estate business and will write fire insur.
ance. So say the business cards
we recently printed for him. Jennie and Bob left for Milwaukee
to visit the bride's uncle, who,
we understand, has a lot of money and a cancer."
Lundin Ships First
Carload of Wool
From Pine River
PINE RIVER EXTENDS WELCOME
TO VETERANS
\
Arvid Lundin, manager of the Lun
din Flour and Feed Store, shipped a
carload of wool from Pine River on
Thursday. This is the first car that
has been loaded and shipped from
town. In so doing a local market is
created and due to the fact that it
is not necessary to haul the wool by
truck to some larger town to help
fill out a carload, a higher price can
be paid locally.
The wool which was shipped Thurs
day represents the clip from between
five and six thousand sheep and in
volves about $6,000. The car contained 25,000 pounds of wool.
Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and
11, Veterans and their families will
gather in Pine River for the Sixth
District Convention. Members of the
local Roy Lee Post have spared nothing to make this one of the outstanding meetings of the V.F.W. and also
one of the outstanding events for
Pine  River.
With an expected influx of some
2500 men, women and children, the
housing committee is working at top
speed, making arrangements to handle the huge crowd for the two big
days. Anyone In Pine River having
rooms to rent should get in touch
with Mrs. Oscar Kolb as soon as possible and register the accomodations
they have available for those two
days. Resorters register with Homer
Fraser.
Pine River is proud to welcome the
visiting Veterans. Its business and
professional men and its general public have shown their interest in their
generous response both financially
and  morally.
Several distinguished speakers will
be on i hand. There'll be a complete
carnival company with amusements
of all kinds, from the humble ring
game to the best side shows, band
music, drum corps from visiting Posts,
impressive decorations and soul-stirring devotional services. Although the
convention travels usually in an entertaining vein, the gathering-will not
be without its serious moments.
• Veterans will begin their arrival in
Pine River on the morning of Saturday, June 10, and registrations will
begin at 1 p. m. In the evening of
the first day, the big convention dance will be held in the armory. Tickets
are now on sale and entitle the hoi
der to a chance on a free trip to the
■World's Fair. At 10 p. m., a "Cootie
Parade" will be held and at mid-nite
the drawing for the free trip will
take place. The carnival and other
forms of entertainment will be in full
swing all during the afternoon and
evening.
The official ' business session will
open at 9 a. m. Sunday morning, and
will include reports of various committees, new business, and the election of officers and delegates to the
national convention.
Immediately after lunch, the big
parade, which will Include five floats
from Brainerd, a number from other,
nearby towns and several from Pine
River. L. F. Vaughn of Minneapolis,
is acting as official float builder and
decorator which will insure the visitors of one of the most colorful par-
'ades they have ever seen. Mr. Vaughn last year handled the floats for
both the district Legion convention
at Little Falls and the state convention at St. Cloud. He is widely
Known throughout the State for his
hovel ideas and expert workmanship
in float designing and building.
Following the parade, a tea will be
lield in honor of the Gold Star Mothers, and at six o'clock Sunday the
'convention banquet will be held in
the armory, to which the pyblic is
•cordially invited. Tickets will be on
sale at the armory.
Memorial services will be held at
§ p. m., Sunday evening, with a special program planned by the local Roy
Lee Post 2617.
As a final salute to the convention
.and a fitting grand finale, a huge
display of fireworks will begin at 10
.o'clock   Sunday  evening.
The streets surrounding the open
isquare directly opposite the Farmers Supply Store will be roped off
.to detour traffic. All the concessions and various entertainments of the
.carnival company will be located at
■this point.
Commencement  Program
March, "Professional," High School Band .. Mr. Matthews, Directing
Invocation       Rev.   Mead
Selection; Jr.  U.S.* 'horns     Mr. Jones, Directing
Salutatory   Talk       Paulyne   Hardy
Selection, Sr.  11.  S.  Chorus     Mr. Jones, Directing
Address    Dr.   A.   V.   Obern
Selection       H.  S.  Band,  Matthews, Directing
Valedictory   Talk    '     Charles   Willard   Cromett
Selection,  Sr.  II.  S.  ('horns       Mr.  Jones, Directing
Presenting   < 'luss    G.   E.   Henderson
Presenting   Diplomas    Mr.   Swift
Benediction         Rev.   Mead
Supt. Otto Haack in Charge
High School Graduates
Bernard  Ackerman Lorelle  Caswell Marjorie  Rodrian Orlo  Trude
Helen   Annis JVh&gje   Robideau .Mailha    Hasser (ilennitta  Henselin
Rose Evans Lyle Dougherty Violet   Semmler Arnold  Rush
Richard   Dubbs Gwen   Engel Audrey  Doty Donald   Kleen
Vivian   Barnheart Ellen  Hiles Iona Ritchie Lorraine  McAninch
Muril  Hagen Joe  Minnette Harold Wiese Mardelle  Kyllingstad
Edna   Shiffer Bertha   Peterson Robert   Stevens Herbert  Hecht
Velma  King Paulyne Hardy Orville Gibbs Marguerite  Puttin
Joyce Reed Loretta   Ast Arthur   Wiens Lenora Leverington
Charles   Cromett Elsie Kleen
Normal Training Graduates
Leonard   Phillips                 Genevieve  Green                 Ruth Council Edith   Eslef
Robert   Geary                      Ruth  Sundermeyer             Dorothy   Gish Dorothy  Scheleiger
Feme  Bolon                        Doris Boyington                  Mabel  Norman Mary Jean de Geest
Francis  O'Connor i
DR. A. OBERN TO
DELIVER ADDRESS
The Pine River High School will
graduate thirty-eight students tit
commencement exercises Friday evening, to-night, at the school auditorium.   '
Dr. A. V. Obern, Professor of Education at the University of North
Dakota, will deliver the commence
ment address. Dr. Obern Is a nationally known writer and an accomplished speaker. His text-books are
in use in colleges and universities
from coast to coast. He will continue from Pine River to Duke University of North Carolina, where he will
he guest instructor during the summer months.
A list of the graduates for both
the high school and normal training
department is printed opposite this
column, together with the commencement  program.
ENGINEER'S REPORT
ON MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT RECEIVED
THREE MEN INJURED IN FALL
FROM BARN
NOTICE
The V.F.W. and Ladies Auxiliary
urgently request that everyone in and
near Pine River, having rooms available to rent out for visiting veterans
during the convention, register with
Mrs. Oscar Kolb before June 8, stating the number of people that can he
accomodated. Rates and details will
be given by Mrs. Kolb.
—V.F.W.   mousing   Committee
Three Men Injured in fall from Bairn
Three men were injured, one seriously Monday, when they fell thirty-
five feet from the roof of a barn on
the Gust Siefke farm. The men were
shingling the roof when the stage, on
which all three were standing, gave
way. On their trip down, they tore
loose two more stages that were fastened to the roof and crasned through
the heavy scaffolding on the edge of
the   structure.
Mr. Siefke, whose fall was softened
somewhat when he landed in some
hay, suffered chest injuries, but apparently not serious. Robert .Fairly
received a broken arm, and John Zug-
sehwert, who fell headlong, is confined to the local hospital with a concussion of the brain, in a serious condition.
Stassen,   J.   A.  Burnquist   and    Mike
Holm.
The village now has legal title to
the armory without any strings attached as'to its use or alteration. Tentative plans for remodeling the building and using it for several municipal enterprises are already under
way.
THANK YOU
We sincerely wish to thank those
who so generously helped to make
our "Poppy Day" such a grand success both in Pine River and Backus.
We are proud to live in a community
that takes such a splendid interest
in the welfare of our disabled Buddies.
Roy Lee V.F.W. and Auxiliary 2617
ARMORY IS NOW
PROPERTY OF
OF PINE RIVER
Mayor H. J. Luscher received a
special delivery letter Wednesday afternoon from Attorney Gen. J. A.
Burnquist, containing a deed and abstract to the Village of Pine River,
of the armory and adjacent property. The letter also contained a deed
of the property from Mrs. Urton to
the state which was dated 1921. The
deed   bears, the   signatures   of   Gov.
Pine River Defeats
Remer In Opener Sun.
Getting off to a slow start Sunday
the Pine River-Backus boys finally
wore off the rust that had collected
during last year when there was no
team nere ana came tnrougn with a
2 to 1 win. It didn't prove to be a
fast game but nevertheless it showed
plenty of good ball. If the spirit is
kept up and the boys have a little
support from the bleachers, they will
show some honest-to-goodness playing before the season is over.
Lynn Syckes from Backus, pitched for P.R.-B. and a good job he did
of it too, allowing only seven scattered hits while he and his team-mates
collected  9.
There was one double play made
being credited to P.R.-B. All the
boys, including the Remer team, played very good ball for the first game
of the season.
Continued on  Page 4
FARM MEETING
AT SWIFTS' FRIDAY
Several women representing community groups over Cass County gathered at the Charles Swift home near
Pine River last Friday afternoon to
discuss the Home ancl Community program of the County Farm Bureau association. Mrs. Claude Vinscw, chairman, presided at the meeting and the
discussion was led by Mrs. Lewis Mini
on of Bingham Lake, director of the
Home and Community Department of
the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation.
Improving rural life and developing
more interesting unit meetings was
the aim of the discussion. Such topics
as rural schools and rural school teachers, peace safety, amatuer and public speaking contests were discussed
and reports given on unit activities.
Lunch was served at the close of the
meeting.
Others present were: Mrs. John
Norman, Bungo; Mrs. Sam Salfisberg,
Moose Lake • Mrs. Fred Provolt, Fair-
view-Homebrook; Mrs. Charles Hanley, Leader; Mrs. John Weigel, Casino ; Mrs. E. J. Dorsey, Pillager; Mrs.
Elmer Atwood, Kego; Mrs. F. P. Madigan, Wilkinson; Mrs. J. L. Battles,
Mildred;  Mrs. Irene Nousen, AValker.
Corwin Jones was called to Ottertail Tuesday because of the death of
his father.    He will return today.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Teets of Backus, visited at the Rolland Carpenter
home  Saturday   evening.
Mabel Norman and Dorothy Schlei-
ger were guests of Mary Jean DeGeest at the Butler home Tuesday.
Evelyn Evansta spent the week-end
with home folks at Pillager.
G. M. Orr and Co., consulting engineers for the proposed Municipal
ectric plant for Pequot, Hackensack,
Pine River, and possibly Jenkins and
Backus, delivered their preliminary
report on the project at a meeting of
delegates from the various towns, held
in the Pine River Armory Friday evening last week. Mr. A. P. Stebbins,
vice president of the company, delivered the report in person. It was
read to those present and questions
were asked and answered.
The report is a 49 page affair and
covers every important phase of the
subject including Rate Schedules, legal questions, estimated costs for the .
whole project and also for Pine River
alone, retirement schedules showing
how the principal will be paid off;
Maps of the lines in each town and
between the towns are included showing the location of poles, transformers and such like, together with a
blue print of the proposed power
plant in the Pine River Armory.
The proposed rate schedule promises users electricity a top rate of 7c
per kiilowatt hour for commercial
and residential service, 1 cent water-
heating current and a reduction on
all steps in the power rates.
Mr. Stebbins said on last Friday
night that plants have been put in, ln
this state and entirely paid for by revenue certificates without the issuing
of general obligation bonds. In this
case, we would simply have to holft
an election deciding whether to have
a plant or not.
Copies of the report are in hand?,
of officials in Hackensack, Pequot
and Pine River.
According to the report, figures for
the installation of a plant for Pine
River alone are even more favorable
than for the five-town set-up.
Another meeting will be held at the
Pine River armory June 8, at 8 p. m.
to discuss further the plans presented.
Berry Growers Meet
At T. H. Adamson's
A berry growing demonstration
was held at the home of T. H. Adamson at Mildred Thursday afternoon
of last week. Mr. Adamson is a well-
known berry raiser in this territory,
picking approximately 35 acres of
raspberries and 9 acres of strawberries  every  season.
The demonstration was conducted
by Oscar Nelson, County Agent, and
Eldred Hunt, Extention specialist
from the University Farm. Mr. Hunt
gave an interesting talk on refrigeration, cultivation, grafting, transportation, marketing and other phases of
the berry industry.
About fifty interested berry growers were present, and all enjoyed a
lunch at the Adamson home following the meeting.
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